Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,741,076,034 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

waster
(redirected from wasters)

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
wast·er  (wstr)
n.
1. One that wastes: a waster of time; a waster of money.
2. One that lays waste; a destroyer: a waster of enemy cities.

waster [ˈweɪstə]
n
1. a person or thing that wastes
2. a ne'er-do-well; wastrel
3. (Business / Commerce) an article spoiled in manufacture
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.waster - someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
prodigal, squanderer, profligate - a recklessly extravagant consumer
2.wasterwaster - a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones"
annihilator - a total destroyer
bad person - a person who does harm to others
iconoclast, image breaker - a destroyer of images used in religious worship
diversionist, saboteur, wrecker - someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
vandal - someone who willfully destroys or defaces property

waster
noun layabout, loser, good-for-nothing, shirker, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), drone, loafer, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, ne'er-do-well, wastrel, malingerer, saddo (Brit. slang), bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal) His brother is just a useless waster.
Translations
waster [ˈweɪstəʳ] N
1. (= good-for-nothing) → gandul mf
2. (= spendthrift) → derrochador(a) m/f
waster [ˈweɪstər] nbon(ne) m/f à rien
waster
n
Verschwender(in) m(f); it’s a real time-/money-wasterdas ist wirklich Zeit-/Geldverschwendung; she’s a terrible waster of electricitysie verschwendet schrecklich viel Strom
(= good-for-nothing)Taugenichts m
waster [ˈweɪstəʳ] n (good-for-nothing) → perdigiorno m/f; (spendthrift) → sprecone/a
waster [ˈweɪstəʳ] n (good-for-nothing) → perdigiorno m/f; (spendthrift) → sprecone/a


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.